LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A man behind bars facing a second-degree attempted murder charge after he stabbed a neighbor multiple times, puncturing the victim’s lung, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Paul Smith, 39, was arrested April 6 after deputies responded to a home along Pine Street in Fruitland Park after a man showed up to Leesburg Regional Medical Center suffering from stab wounds, advising deputies of the violence that was committed outside his home.
The victim told deputies he went outside to get his dog, when Smith “came out of nowhere” and began stabbing him. Records show the victim said he was able to wrestle Smith to the ground and eventually pry the knife away from him.